In Her Study of Child Rearing, Lareau Found That Working-Class

question 10

Multiple Choice

In her study of child rearing, Lareau found that working-class parents were more apt than middle-class parents to

• A) allow their children to play on their own.
• B) reason and negotiate with their children.
• C) support their children's participation in organized and supervised activities.
• D) adopt the child-rearing strategy of concerted cultivation.

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